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trackofwords's review
4.0
After the excellent novel Spear of Shadows, Josh Reynolds’ Age of Sigmar series Eight Lamentations continues with the audio drama War-Claw. When one of the infamous Eight Lamentations is located in Aqshy, the Realm of Fire, Grungni sends Owain Volker and Zana Mathos to retrieve it in his name. Before they can lay claim to the weapon, however, Owain and Zana are forced to find refuge with the tattered survivors of a devastated outpost. Tension and mistrust grows as it becomes clear that there are agents of other powers also seeking the same prize, and their survival hangs by a thread.
Building on the strong foundation of Spear of Shadows, this pretty much aims for entertainment with the horror-inflected ‘protect the house’ trope, and nails it with a load of fun, plenty of satisfying tension and some great dialogue. It’s the sort of audio story that you can chuck on, kick back and just enjoy as a bunch of great actors have a great time delivering a really entertaining script. There’s a lot of scope for further audios featuring these characters, and if Black Library and Reynolds can get a good pipeline going then this could be the start of something hugely enjoyable.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2019/03/13/eight-lamentations-war-claw-josh-reynolds/
Building on the strong foundation of Spear of Shadows, this pretty much aims for entertainment with the horror-inflected ‘protect the house’ trope, and nails it with a load of fun, plenty of satisfying tension and some great dialogue. It’s the sort of audio story that you can chuck on, kick back and just enjoy as a bunch of great actors have a great time delivering a really entertaining script. There’s a lot of scope for further audios featuring these characters, and if Black Library and Reynolds can get a good pipeline going then this could be the start of something hugely enjoyable.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2019/03/13/eight-lamentations-war-claw-josh-reynolds/
glace's review
5.0
Exciting and kept me on the edge of my seat.
This is a reasonably fast-paced drama.
There is excitement, tension, suspicion, horror, and cleverness.
I was able to take a great deal of enjoyment from this despite not yet reading Spear of Shadows, the first instalment for the Eight Lamentations.
I understand that J. Reynolds is no longer working for Black Library and it is unlikely that this series will be further expanded upon, but seeing the characters and story quality from this drama has encouraged me to go over and enjoy these stories nonetheless.
This is a reasonably fast-paced drama.
There is excitement, tension, suspicion, horror, and cleverness.
I was able to take a great deal of enjoyment from this despite not yet reading Spear of Shadows, the first instalment for the Eight Lamentations.
I understand that J. Reynolds is no longer working for Black Library and it is unlikely that this series will be further expanded upon, but seeing the characters and story quality from this drama has encouraged me to go over and enjoy these stories nonetheless.
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